The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-03-17
TIE NEW LIQUOR LAW.


TIE NEW LIQUOR LAW.
As we have been in receipt Of several
inquiries regarding the Murray law,
which was published in full in THE
NEWS previous to its adoption, and as
it is undoubtedly a matter of interest,
we give to-day the following synopsis
of the bill as passed by the legislature,
signed by the governor, and which Will
become the law Of the state on March
30:
The first section provides for drug
gists permits; none but registered phar-
macists can take out a permit and must
be engaged in the drug business in good
faith, the probate judge being granted
the privilege OF using his discretion as
to the druggists standing and can be
entrusted with the sale of liquor, the
judge can at any time revoke the per-
NIT. In order to take out permit,
druggists must file in the probate judges
Office thirty days prior, a petition
signed by twenty-five male free
holders and twenty-five reputable
women over twenty-one years of age
of the township or city in which said
druggist is doing business and an Aft
davit that he has in his store exclusive
Gus drugs. The druggist must publish
in some local paper thirty days prior to
taking out permit, a notice of his in
tent to take out such permit, and at
what time it will be heard by the pro-
bate judge. The druggist must at that
time prove the genuiness of his petit
ton. Within ten days thereafter any
citizen feeling aggrieved by the grant
ing OF the permit may, upon filing his
bond, in IN the sum Iof $50 prosecute
the case, and if not sustained in
the prosecution, to pay the
costs. To cancel a permit, it will re-
quire petition bearing fifty names of
reputable men and women of the town
or city in which said druggist is doing
business, setting forth that said drug
gists are not complying with the law
under which the permit was granted.
Said petitioners must make oath to
their statement, which shall be filed
with the probate judge; whereupon the
Judge orders the druggist to appear
before him; if the petition and charges
are sustained, then the druggist for
feits his permit and bond of 81 900,
which sum goes into the general rev.
enue of the county. The probate
judge is subjected to heavy fine for
issuing permits to disreputable dealers.
Section Two provides the methods by
WAAO1 OAC ukkl5O CGA4l bCll anu
give forms of affidavit for applicant.
The af1davits are to be furnished in
blank form by the county clerk. The
blanks are to be bound IN book and num-
bered from one to one hundred. The
country clerk is required to certify
each book over his name and the seal of
his office, with the date of delivery and
to whom it was delivered. The county
clerk is required to keep a record of
noOh INnnlr IN. ta6 al A1a
les of the blank affidavit except as to
number one of which shall be retained
in his Office. Within ten days after
furnishing any book to a druggist the
county clerk is required to file with the
probate Judge transcript of his rec
ord to such book, to-
gether with copy of the blank affida-
Wits. The probate judge is required to
make strict examination of each book
Of afidavits returned by any druggist
and compare them with the record fur
nished by the county clerk and ascer-
tain whether the druggist has returned
all afidavits furnished by the county
| clerk in blank form, and if the drug
| gist has not returned all blanks or aft
| davits, he is required to show by his
affidavit what has become of any one
missing. Sales can only be made in
full view of the front door of the place
| VI DuolucoS VI SUCH druggist.
Pharmacists and assistant pharma-
cists are empowered to administer the
| affidavits for the purpose of the law.
| When for any reason the act is not
enforced in any county, the attorney
general is empowered to appoint one
or more assistants to enforce it, who
shall have the same power as the coun
ty attorney. When the fee bill of So;
allowed by law for conviction upoI
each count, is not paid by the defen
dant before ten days after his RELEASE
from Jail, the county shall become liza
BILE to the attorney general for such fee
The manufacturer is to sell only Il
druggists having a permit and tina
without any affidavit as now provided
by law.
False signing and false swearing t,
affidavits are punished as forgery ant
perjury. The probate judge ant
county clerk are punished for neglec
of duty by a fine and forfeiture of OF
fee. The druggist is punished by
fine of from 800 to $500 and by i'm
prisonment not less than thirty no
more than ninety days for selling with
out the affidavit or for attempt to re
turn any other than the proper affida
Wit to the probate judge. Other pen
alties prescribed by the present lay
are retained the same.